National Register of Historic Places

Rees, Morris, III House

Garrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Listed
January 8, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001681

About this property

Morris Rees III House, also known as George McKown House and Springvale, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1805 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed stone house in the Federal style. It sits on a cut stone foundation and features a one-story, one-bay portico supported by Tuscan order columns. The portch was built about 1980 and is a replica of the original. Also on the property are a frame kitchen / living quarters (c. 1850), a frame stable (c. 1900), a barn (c. 1890), tractor shed (c. 1900), a stone spring house (c. 1805), a cinder block garage (c. 1950), and a metal grain bin (c. 1909). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Garrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
39.35866, -78.08417

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

McKown, Gilbert and Samuel, House
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0.7 mi
Hays-Gerrard House
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1 mi
Gerrardstown Historic District
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1 mi
Mill Creek Historic District
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1.3 mi
Gold, Washington, House
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1.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Bunker Hill — Skirmish (November 1861)
1861Civil War
4.2 mi

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When was Rees, Morris, III House listed on the National Register?

Rees, Morris, III House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Rees, Morris, III House?

Rees, Morris, III House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rees, Morris, III House is recorded as the industrial era.

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